Toby Davis
| Toby Davis | |
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| Nationality | British |
| Born |
26 June 1991 Hereford, Herefordshire |
| Volkswagen Racing Cup career | |
| Debut season | 2016 Volkswagen Racing Cup |
| Current team | Team HARD |
| Car no. | 34 |
| Starts | 13 |
| Wins | 1 |
| Poles | 2 |
| Previous series | |
| British Superkart Championship | |
Toby Davis (born 26 June 1991) is a racing driver from Great Britain, who grew up in Much Marcle, Herefordshire. Toby won a scholarship in 2016, put on by Tony Gilham, which enabled him to start his racing career.
Davis made his karting debut in 2006, entering in the club championship for Junior TKM, held at Little Rissington. A successful 2007 season saw him finish 3rd in the championship, leading to an upgrade to the F250 National gearbox kart championship in 2008. In 2009, Davis made his long circuit debut at Oulton Park, coming away with 3rd overall in his first ever event. Having finished in the top 15 in his first season in the championship, podiums would follow in 2010 and he ended up vice-champion in the F250 Challenge to his brother, Ben.
From 2011 until 2016, Davis was supported by the factory Viper Racing outfit, leading to multiple race wins and a series of top 5 championship finishes, despite continual budget issues. In 2013, he was the British MSA Superkart Grand Prix champion.
In winter 2015, Tony Gilham of Team HARD put on his 2nd scholarship competition, open to the public for anyone with little to no car racing experience. Of the 130 men and women who entered, Davis was the chosen winner, for which the prize was a fully funded drive in the UK's VW Racing Cup. Davis said of the scholarship day:
"There isn’t a better opportunity in motorsport than the one provided by Team-HARD. To be part of a team with both the pedigree and the spread of talent in many different championships is massive for a young driver looking to progress in the sport, and I’m so grateful to Tony and the team for putting their faith in me."
In his first race weekend for Team HARD, at Rockingham, Davis took 5th place in the first race despite qualifying last due to a car gremlin, before winning only his second ever car race. A difficult race weekend at Oulton Park was followed by 2nd on the grid for Silverstone on the Grand Prix layout, despite having never driven the car in the wet before this session. Davis went on to take a podium in the rain-soaked race later in the day.
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